The Secret Garden (Bath Treasury of Children's Classics) (Bath Classics)

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I think this book may be responsible for my love of gardens and of nature and of that feeling of nature holding wonderful mysteries, a kind of magic. A more able reader could manage it alone in terms of the actual mechanics of reading, but there are a lot of old-fashioned ideas, values and vocabulary which would need explaining for full understanding or appreciation.

But on board the Covenant, the captive's adventures are only just beginning, as he experiences shipwreck, an unlikely friendship with the Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart and perilous escapades across the Scottish Highlands.

Product Information: ISBN: 9781783739561 Author: Rudyard Kipling Publisher: North Parade Publishing Format: Hardback Pages: 185 Dimensions: 22 x 15.

The book was about the abuses horses sustained in their lifetimes, but was told from the unique viewpoint of the horse. The other night, flicking through the list of books I know I need to read, I found myself opening children's classic "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnet and read almost halfway in a short time.Captain Billy Bones arrives at an innkeeper’s lodge and tells young Jim Hawkins to keep a weather eye open for a one-legged seafaring man. I've downloaded a number of classics to my Kindle recently, books I have loved in the past and wish to have digital copies of for when I am travelling. Children can explore 50 captivating tales of mermaids, princes and magical animals, with beautiful illustrations that br. I didn’t want to put any spoilers but there is a reason this is is an enduring delight for new (and repeat) readers.

Having recently become an orphan, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle, who swindles him out of his inheritance and arranges for him to be kidnapped and sent out to sea to be sold into slavery. At least eight motion pictures have been made based on the novel and it is a well known children's classic. They decide to give Anne a home anyway, and find that she fills their hearts and lives with love and adventure. Product Information: ISBN: 9781786902153 Author: Anna Sewell Publisher: North Parade Publishing Format: Hardback Pages: 228 Dimensions: 22 x 15. A story that has gripped children’s’ imaginations for over a century, you will never truly leave these characters behind.The books have pretty much an identical design except for the publisher’s logo on the spine and cover, as well as the title page of the books, which all refer to their respective publishers.

When a piece of pine-wood falls into the hands of the poor old toymaker Geppetto, he carves it into a puppet which he names Pinocchio.Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated (this does not affect my reviews nor cost you any money, but helps support my site hosting costs). The story tells of childhood emotions and experiences while keeping the central theme - if something is cared for, it will thrive.